Press Badge: Ku Klux Klan Rally, Windham, 1981
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Frank Lorenzo
American, 1928 - 2000
Date1981 October 10-11
Mediumcardstock, printed ink, string
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 3/8 × 3in. (11.1 × 7.6cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineGift of Tracey Lorenzo Budrejko
DescriptionPress badge issued to Frank Lorenzo of UPI by the Department of Public Safety for use at a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) rally in Windham, Connecticut on October 10-11, 1981. The pass is green and has a string tied to the top, so the holder can wear the badge around their neck.
Object number2023.82.40
CopyrightNo Known Copyright
InscribedPrinted in black on front: "RESTRICTED / AREA PASS / ISSUED BY / STATE OF CONNECTICUT / DEPARTMENT OF / PUBLIC SAFETY / NAME [handwritten] FRANK LORENZO / ORGANIZATION [handwritten] UPI / ADDRESS [handwritten] HARTFORD / EXPIRES"Printed in black on back: "POLICE, FIRE, MILITARY, and SECURITY PERSONNEL / should admit the bearer to the Restricted Area as he / or she has been deemed by THE COMMISSIONER OF / PUBLIC SAFETY to have legitimate business in the area."
Handwritten in blue ink on back: "KKK Rally 10/10&11/81 / Windham, Ct."
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